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How rice husks are helping protect American homes from wildfires, rot and costly repairs as builders turn farm waste into wood siding alternativesHomeowners are considering rice husk panels as a viable alternative to conventional wood siding due to their durability. These building mat...- China faces fresh Indian duties on titanium dioxide imports: Anti-dumping levy of $460-$681 per tonne reimposed for five yearsIndia has reimposed anti-dumping duties of $460 to $681 per tonne on specified titanium dioxide imports from China for five years, followin...
- Engineers turn retired wind turbine blades into highway signs, cutting material costs by 73%Engineers at the University of Houston have repurposed retired wind turbine blades to build a highway sign structure, creating a potential ...
- Builder promised 1,395 sq ft flat, parking, compensation in return for property, then issued notice demanding Rs 30 lakh; landowners win over Rs 1.22 crore reliefWhile the landowners were given physical possession of the flat in May 2018, the developer failed to pay their share of the stamp duty and ...
- Research: Why Some Junior Employees Work Well with AI—and Others Don’tOrganizations need to understand how individuals create value beyond the AI baseline in real organizational settings, particularly in highe...
- Drill, baby, drill: China turns the screws, India looks for own toolsChina’s new export controls on tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have highlighted India’s reliance on overseas suppliers for specialised infras...
- Ecommerce festive sales fizzle out on price pangsExecutives attributed the slowdown to sluggish demand for premium electronics, including smartphones, home appliances and laptops, as price...
- From driverless cars to Mars-ready batteries, young Indians push tech frontiersStartups like Swaayatt Robots in Bhopal are creating universal autonomous driving technology for various vehicles. Researchers at IIT Hyder...
- In 1995, New York turned discarded milk jugs and detergent bottles into a pier deck; 2 years later, the recycled plastic had held its key engineering propertiesThe 1990s marked the beginning of an intriguing investigation into recycled plastic lumber as a robust replacement for timber. Crafted chie...
- Kanya Pujan 2026 Gift Ideas: 10 Thoughtful Gifts to Give Girls on Ashtami and NavamiLooking for thoughtful Kanya Pujan gift ideas for Navratri 2026? From stationery kits and storybooks to bangles, school supplies, education...
- Florida sinks abandoned 227-foot ship to create artificial reef off Atlantic coast; How the Borocho ship helps rebuild marine lifeThe Borocho, a retired cargo ship, has been purposefully sunk off the Florida coast to establish an artificial reef, a project concluded in...
- Elon Musk flying car explained: How does Tesla Roadster work? Timeline of a car that was first revealed in 2008Tesla’s next-generation Roadster is being promoted with cold-gas thrusters, compressed-gas pressure vessels and performance claims that go ...
- DP World eyes $5 bn India investment, warns West Asia crisis is rewiring global tradeDP World is ready to increase its investment in India between USD 3 billion and USD 5 billion in the coming years. The company urges for fa...
- Turning waste into value: How Anytech Hughes plans to turn carbon capture into a revenue stream for Indian industryAnytech Hughesis adapting Korea’s commercially proven mineralisation technology to help Indian heavy industries turn carbon capture into a ...
- This Bengaluru man rejected Paris job offers to grow mushrooms in an old poultry shed, he now earns Rs 4 lakh a monthA Bengaluru entrepreneur, Prithviraj, turned his family's unused poultry shed into a mushroom farm after rejecting job offers in Paris. Sta...
- Nilekani-backed Fundamentum's F2A raises Rs 3,000 crore for AI, deeptech fundFundamentum launched F2A in May 2026 as a dedicated frontier-tech investment platform and is led by Ashish Kumar, who moved from Fundamentu...
- In 2023, Mana Battery pursued anode-free sodium batteries; in 2026, it raised $10.15 million to build a China-independent supply chainFounded in 2023, the Colorado-based company is led by co-founder and CEO Tyler Evans. The latest funding round was led by Voyager Ventures,...
- In 2019, a South African town opened Africa's first plastic road, the 300-metre stretch contains 700 kg of recycled plasticThe road was constructed using a special process in which waste plastic was converted into pellets before being added to the asphalt mixtur...
- Karnataka, IVCA explore co-investment framework to accelerate DeepTech commercialisationThe Bharat DeepTech Roundtable took place in Bengaluru, organized by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association. It brought toget...
- Newark airport used coal waste in runways built for jumbo jets: What FHWA found 20 years laterA 1970s pavement project at Newark International Airport in New Jersey used coal fly ash, lime, Portland cement and sand to create a stabil...
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